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Fannie Mae’s report the , “Weekly Note” which was released this past Friday (11/18/16) shows an interesting, if not fickle housing market in the single family home sector.According to Fannie Mae, “Through the first ten months of the year, single-family starts are 10.0 percent higher than the same period a year ago”. “Single family starts” are new construction of single family dwellings and does not include existing properties.Fannie Mae is a government sponsored...

We’ve got to spread the good news! Mortgage rates have nose-dived and are at near historic low levels. The opportunity is now to get interest rates that may not be seen again. Residential property inventory in some of the prime locations along the Crystal Coast are at supply levels not seen in 10 years that make sales conducive for both the seller and buyer.
Mortgage Rates
In terms of buying a home and getting a 30 year fixed mortgage, now is almost a once in a lifetime...

With the concerns of tropical storm Colin gone and a five day forecast of sunny skies and warm temperatures, this upcoming week of fishing promises to be productive for all that head on out! That coupled with the fact that beach water temperatures are now about the same as Gulf Stream waters, fishing catches should produce some large fish in close.
But let’s start off on in close from the beach. Surf and pier fishing continues to be very active with catches of spots and sea...

Generally speaking, anyone in business or in sales is looking for bigger numbers. But sometimes big numbers can register a “false positive”. Sometimes what you are looking for are smaller numbers. It is in these areas we will look at and see why sometimes less is much, much better when dealing in real estate.But first, let’s take a year over year comparison of the month of May along the Crystal Coast. It proved to be a very...

Offshore fishing from the Morehead City and Atlantic Beach charter fleet was hampered over Memorial Day weekend by the effects and threat of the effects of tropical storm/depression Bonnie. But for those who did fish, it proved to be successful!
Congratulations to Captain Adrian Holler of the Sea Striker for winning the Swansboro Memorial day weekend tournament with a 562 pound Blue Marlin.
Captain Dale Britt from Sensation Sportfishing reports that last Friday a 125 inch estimated 800 pound Blue Marlin was caught and released by...

It is that wonderful time of year when all types of fishing along the Crystal Coast of Carteret County have started off with a big bang! From Cape Lookout west to Bogue Inlet and from the Atlantic Ocean north to the Neuse River and Pamlico Sound, the fish bite has officially turned on! Listed below are some of the highlights of great catches during Mother’s Day weekend.
Beach and Pier fishing
With beach water temperatures in the mid-60’s, the Crystal Coast is in the midst of its...

The Crystal Coast real estate market place can finally start using terms like “stable”, “recovered” and “normal” in describing the conditions for both sellers and buyers. This has been a decade in the works but the good news as well as the promise of a better tomorrow have finally arrived.For those in a hurry, here is the short version of how April 2016 played out along the Crystal Coast. There was a total of 1,719 single family...

To sum it all up in two short words, the real estate market in Carteret County along the Crystal Coast of North Carolina is “very good”. Where the numbers are supposed to be high, they are. Where the numbers are supposed to be low, they are too. All in all this market place which has suffered from a glut of inventory for a decade has righted itself to resemble a more normal, stable market.